Device, system, and method of collaborative distribution of digital merchandise
First Claim
1. An apparatus for collaborative distribution of Digital Merchandise Items (DMIs), the apparatus comprising:
- a first computing device having an agent module to receive a command of a first user to purchase a DMI from a second user, to provide information to process a first electronic payment from the first user to the second user, to receive the DMI from a second computing device of the second user, to receive a confirmation that a second electronic payment was made from a third user to the first user, to transfer a copy of the DMI from the first computing device to a third computing device of the third user, to calculate a first portion of the second electronic payment to be maintained by the first user, to calculate a second portion of the second electronic payment to be transferred to the second user, and to provide information to process an electronic payment of the second portion from the first user to the second user.
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Abstract
Device, system, and method of collaborative distribution of digital merchandise. For example, an apparatus for collaborative distribution of Digital Merchandise Items (DMIs) includes: a first computing device having an agent module to receive a command of a first user to purchase a DMI from a second user, to provide information to process a first electronic payment from the first user to the second user, to receive the DMI from a second computing device of the second user, to receive a confirmation that a second electronic payment was made from a third user to the first user, to transfer a copy of the DMI from the first computing device to a third computing device of the third user, to calculate a first portion of the second electronic payment to be maintained by the first user, to calculate a second portion of the second electronic payment to be transferred to the second user, and to provide information to process an electronic payment of the second portion from the first user to the second user.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for collaborative distribution of Digital Merchandise Items (DMIs), the apparatus comprising:
a first computing device having an agent module to receive a command of a first user to purchase a DMI from a second user, to provide information to process a first electronic payment from the first user to the second user, to receive the DMI from a second computing device of the second user, to receive a confirmation that a second electronic payment was made from a third user to the first user, to transfer a copy of the DMI from the first computing device to a third computing device of the third user, to calculate a first portion of the second electronic payment to be maintained by the first user, to calculate a second portion of the second electronic payment to be transferred to the second user, and to provide information to process an electronic payment of the second portion from the first user to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method of collaborative distribution of Digital Merchandise Items (DMIs), the method comprising:
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receiving in a first computing device a command of a first user to purchase a DMI from a second user; providing information to process a first electronic payment from the first user to the second user; receiving the DMI from a second computing device of the second user; receiving a confirmation that a second electronic payment was made from a third user to the first user; transferring a copy of the DMI from the first computing device to a third computing device of the third user; calculating a first portion of the second electronic payment to be maintained by the first user; calculating a second portion of the second electronic payment to be transferred to the second user; and providing information to process an electronic payment of the second portion from the first user to the second user, wherein any of said steps of calculating are done by a processor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to perform a method comprising:
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receiving in a first computing device a command of a first user to purchase a DMI from a second user; providing information to process a first electronic payment from the first user to the second user; receiving the DMI from a second computing device of the second user; receiving a confirmation that a second electronic payment was made from a third user to the first user; transferring a copy of the DMI from the first computing device to a third computing device of the third user; calculating a first portion of the second electronic payment to be maintained by the first user; calculating a second portion of the second electronic payment to be transferred to the second user; and providing information to process an electronic payment of the second portion from the first user to the second user, wherein any of said steps of calculating are done by a processor.
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